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SAG/73

UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATON SAYS $13 MILLION URGENTLY NEEDED TO HELP MOZAMBIQUE’S FARMERS REBUILD HOMES, START PLANTING

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POP/760

POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CONTINUES REVIEW OF CAIRO GOALS; SPEAKERS HIGHLIGHT GLOBALIZATION’S IMPACT, IMPROVED EDUCATION

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POP/759

COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OPENS THIRTY-THIRD SESSION, EXAMINING LINK BETWEEN POPULATION, GENDER, DEVELOPMENT

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PI/1232

INTER-AGENCY MEETTING ON ‘CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCES’ TO BE HELD AT HEADQUARTERS FROM 28-30 MARCH

The United Nations Cartographic Section will hold a historic inter-agency meeting -- "Cartography and Geographic Information Science" -- at Headquarters from 28 to 30 March with a view to creating a common organizational geographic database.

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L/2950

NEW ZEALAND TO PROCEED WITH RATIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT TREATY, PREPARATORY COMMISSION TOLD

New Zealand announced its decision to proceed with ratification of the treaty on the International Criminal Court this morning, as the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court continued its work on formulating the rules and guidelines necessary for the eventual functioning of the Court.

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HR/CT/559

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ADOPTS GENERAL COMMENT ON ARTICLE 3, CONCERNING EQUAL POLITICAL, CIVIL RIGHTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN

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HR/CT/558

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF GUYANA’S REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH CONVENANT ON CIVIL, POLITICAL RIGHTS

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GA/AB/3361

CLOSE ATTENTION BEING PAID TO ASBESTOS SITUATION AT HEADQUARTERS, FIFTH COMMITTEE TOLD

Assistant Secretary-General for Central Support Services Says Safety Not Compromised by Presence of Asbestos

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DEV/2235

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL EVENT ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT RESUMES ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION

Consultations with all stakeholders in the preparatory process for the High- level International Intergovernmental Event on Financing for Development should be held on equal footing, the Preparatory Committee for that Event was told this afternoon as it met to resume its organizational session.

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SG/SM/7341
DC/2689

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION HAS MADE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

The following is the statement of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction: